Looking at the door, Yin Xiaoman suddenly remembered what Erniu said during dinner just now. She said she wanted to get a stick to lock the door from the inside. Da Mi agreed at that time.
But she stopped him.
She felt that doing so was inappropriate and would have a negative impact.
But it was difficult to explain this subtle way of dealing with things between adults to children, so she didn't say much.
But at this moment, all the little brats disappeared, and Yin Xiaoman's first reaction was -
Are you going to gather your friends and pick a fight with the twins?
Come to think of it, this is really possible.
No matter how clever those two little guys are, they don’t have as much “power” as Mi and the others on the island! Apart from anything else, Qiangzi and Huzi follow his lead.
Thinking of this, she felt a headache and opened the door and walked out.
As a result, because he was anxious, Yin Xiaoman walked a little faster. Just as I reached the entrance of the alley and turned the corner, I was bumped into by a bald boy running towards me.
The little guy rushed straight towards her and hit her chest. Yin Xiaoman screamed "ouch" in pain and almost cried.
"Aunt, I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"
The child was obviously frightened by her. He stood up and reached out to rub her.
Yin Xiaoman looked carefully and saw that it was Qiangzi.
She was so angry that she slapped his dirty little hands aside and poked him hard on the forehead: "Why are you running so fast? If you really knock me down, I'll see if your mother will come back to punish you!"
Qiangzi was not angry after being beaten. He rubbed his forehead and smiled at Yin Xiaoman: "Aunt Xiaoman, don't be angry. It's mainly because Brother Dami told me to run faster and come to tell you because he was afraid you couldn't find us."
After hearing what he said, Yin Xiaoman finally put down the worry that had been hanging in her heart.
Since Da Mi still remembered to ask someone to come back and report the news, it meant that he didn't do anything to make me angry.
Thinking of this, she was no longer anxious.
"Where have you been? Where are Dami and the others?"
"Brother Da Mi is leading us to catch fish and shrimps! Many people are by the stream, following him and learning.
Brother Da Mi said it was time to cook and he would be back, and some of the children started crying in anxiety. Then Brother Da Mi asked me to come back and tell you first, and he would come back after tying up the fishing net. ”
Hearing him say this, Yin Xiaoman smiled.
He reached out and patted Qiangzi on the head: "Alright, go play. Tell Dami not to come back. There's nothing to do at noon, I can do it myself. Tell him to remember to come back and bring me food."
Dami is twelve years old this year, and is still a child. What kind of child doesn’t like to play?
There were not many children on the island before.
But now, there should be four or five boys and girls coming down from this boat alone. Now that you have friends, it’s natural to play together for a few days and get to know each other.
What's more, with Da Mi's familiarity with the island and his deterrent power, there is no need to think about it, no matter how many people come, he will be the leader.
It must be a great feeling to be surrounded and admired by people, right?
The little guy is so happy that he doesn’t want to go home!
Thinking of this, Yin Xiaoman seemed to have seen how Da Mi, with a cold and arrogant face and an impatient expression, patiently and carefully played with a group of little radishes.
The more I thought about it, the funnier it became, and I couldn't help but laugh a few more times.
She didn't use rice anymore, but went to the kitchen by herself, where she happened to meet Li Fang.
At that time, Li Fang and another girl were squatting beside the water tank at the door of the kitchen washing vegetables.
Li Fang was a little surprised to see her come in. She smiled and waved at her: "Sister Xiaoman, why are you here at this time?"
Yin Xiaoman walked up to them.
"I'm here to look for Xiao Ren. Why, are you here to help in the kitchen now?"
"yes."
Seeing her coming, Li Fang quickly stood up.
She wiped her wet hands on her apron, then pointed at the girl who also stood up and introduced her to Yin Xiaoman: "Sister Xiaoman, this is Qiao Mai, you haven't seen her yet, right?
She also came to the island with us this time. She is the daughter of Engineers Qiao and Li. Now she lives in the row of houses in front of you. Qiao Mai and I were assigned to the kitchen team to help in the kitchen. ”
After she finished speaking, the girl named Qiao Mai smiled at Yin Xiaoman and called out obediently, "Sister Xiaoman."
Engineers Qiao and Li were among the first group of senior engineers to go to the island with Mr. Hua and his colleagues, and they were the only couple in the group.
When they went to the island to choose a house, Engineer Li said, "Just live in the front row. You can walk fewer steps when you come back from overtime." Yin Xiaoman was deeply impressed.
When she heard that Qiao Mai was their daughter, she couldn't help but take a closer look.
This girl should be about the same age as Li Fang, but they look completely different.
Li Fang has the typical appearance of a northern girl.
Tall stature, round face. Although she looks a little thin due to poor diet, she still gives people the impression of being healthy, cheerful and generous.
And Qiao Mai is obviously a southern girl.
She has a petite and slender figure, with skin so white that it is almost transparent, and you can faintly see the blood vessels beneath the skin.
But that kind of white was not a delicate white, but a little bluish, which made her look a little sick.
She had two pigtails, her hair was a little dry and yellow, and she spoke in a soft, gentle voice.
Yet there is a kind of beauty that makes people feel pity for her.
Looking at her, Yin Xiaoman had only one feeling, that this girl was like a piece of fine porcelain that would fall over if the wind blew.
She was a little afraid to think about how a girl like this could have grown up outside for so many years without her parents around?
After talking to them for a few more words, Yin Xiaoman and Li Fang told her that they would invite her to their home for dinner in the evening.
After saying that, she looked at Qiao Mai and said with a smile, "Qiao Mai, come along too. You two can just come over after get off work tonight."
When Qiao Mai heard the two of them talking about wanting to have dinner, he had already wanted to avoid them.
Now, hearing that Yin Xiaoman had even invited herself to come, she quickly waved her hand in embarrassment: "No, no, Li Fang, go by yourself. I have to go back to pack my things tonight."
Yin Xiaoman exposed her bluntly: "Is there anything that needs to be cleaned up at night? Engineers Qiao and Li will definitely have to work overtime at night, and you, a little girl, have nothing to do at home. Come on, don't be polite to me, come together at night."
They are all neighbors, we see each other every day. What's more, these two girls obviously have a good relationship, so it doesn't make sense to invite one and leave the other behind.
After talking to them, without giving Qiao Mai a chance to refuse, she went straight into the kitchen to find Ren Ping'an.
As soon as he entered the door, Yin Xiaoman felt as if he had entered a cloud. Everything was white and there was no one on the opposite side.
"Team Leader Ren? Team Leader Ren?" She had no choice but to stand at the door and shout inside.
"Coming, coming!" Hearing her voice, Ren Ping'an hurriedly ran out with sweat all over his forehead.
"Sister-in-law, why are you here now?"
"I just came to tell you that the experts want to eat steamed buns for lunch today, so you should steam a few more."
Hearing her say that, Ren Pingan laughed twice, then pointed inside with his finger: "Sister-in-law, that's such a coincidence, we are steaming them right now, don't just say a few, we can give dozens!"
At this point, he raised his head somewhat complacently: "Sister-in-law, I haven't had time to tell you yet, but you didn't know that we just opened a cave? The temperature in there is very low, and it can make people shiver after a while. A few days ago, we borrowed a thermometer from the expert group to measure the temperature. Sister-in-law, guess how many degrees it is in that cave?"
"How many degrees?"
"Five degrees!"
Ren Ping'an's eyes were filled with excitement. "Haha, I immediately forced the engineering platoon over there to dig several meters deeper for us to use as a warehouse. This way, we won't have to worry about things being spoiled if left outside. So you see!"
He waved his hand behind him and said, "We are now steaming enough steamed buns for three days!"
That expression was full of naked show-off.
"Okay, okay, you guys are awesome!" Yin Xiaoman gave him a thumbs up without hesitation.
She was particularly happy to hear the news. It is too hot on the island, and food storage has always been a big problem for everyone.
Because the food cannot be kept overnight, most of the time it has to be made on the spot.
For things like steamed buns and pancakes, I could obviously make more at a time, but for fear of them going bad, I had to make them at least once a day. This is such a waste of manpower and resources.
The seafood that was caught could not be stored and either went bad or was forced to be eaten every day until everyone felt sick.
Now that we have such a large natural ice cellar, many problems can be said to have been solved.
After confirming the number of steamed buns needed with Ren Ping'an, Yin Xiaoman returned home.
At this time, Da Mi had returned and was peeling clams in the yard.
It seems that he has already guessed from the ingredients prepared in the kitchen that he will make seafood dumpling soup for lunch.
"Hey, our Commander Liang isn't going to lead your men out to play?" She couldn't help but tease.
Da Mi lowered his head, as if he heard nothing, but he turned around with the basin in his hand and faced her with his back.
From Yin Xiaoman's position, he could clearly see his earlobe slowly turning red.
It makes people laugh so hard that they feel in a good mood.
No longer "bullying" Da Mi, Yin Xiaoman walked into the kitchen, and then saw Dabao and his sister standing face to face beside the stove, not knowing what they were thinking about.
The two men had their backs to her, whispering to each other so seriously that they didn't even hear her come in.
"What are you doing? This is?"
"mother!"
Hearing her voice, the two children turned around at the same time.
Erniu smiled broadly at her, ran over and pulled her clothes in, "Mom, look how many fish we caught!"
Yin Xiaoman was pulled by her daughter to the stove, and she discovered that on the table was the enamel basin she usually used to knead dough, and in it was half a basin of small wild fish and river shrimps.
"Wow, you have a great harvest!" Yin Xiaoman couldn't help but praise.
She always knew that there were fish and shrimps in the stream on the mountain, and she had seen them when she fetched water before.
However, the people who guard the sea have no interest in those tiny fish and shrimps, so no one usually catches them.
That is, when Da Mi came, he would occasionally take the two little ones to the vegetable garden to catch a few earthworms, or run to the stream to fish for shrimps.
That's more of a playful thing. Usually they catch the fish, play with them for a while and then release them back.
Each of those little wild fish was no bigger than Erniu's palm and was full of thorns, so no one was interested in them.
They are usually too lazy to even fish.
What happened today?
How come you brought back a bucket?
As if they saw her confusion, the two children rushed to explain to her: "My brother Mi said that he would take us to grill fish and shrimp tonight. My brother said that it is best to cook it yourself. Mom, we still have to go to the mountain to pick bananas and look for fruits later."
"Mom, my brother Da Mi has divided the work among us. Qiangzi and his friends are going to the beach to look for sea duck eggs and dig clams, and a few others are responsible for looking for firewood and digging fire pits."
"Brother Da Mi said that people who get something for nothing are the most shameful. What's the point of stealing from others? If you want to eat, earn it yourself!"
The two children were fighting with each other, their little mouths talking like machine guns, they said a lot in one breath, which shocked Yin Xiaoman.
When the two children finally said they were tired, she asked, "What about the two twins from the Chen family? Are they going with you?"
Hearing her ask this, Erniu immediately pouted her lips, snorted, turned her head to the side and said nothing.
Dabao pursed his lips and continued, "Brother said that as long as they are willing to work, they can join. But if they are found stealing or robbing again, they will be expelled from our Zhongshan team completely!"
"What are they going to do?" Yin Xiaoman was shocked to death.
“Go for it!”
Erniu pouted and said unhappily, "That Chen Mingshi is going with us to look for firewood this afternoon. Mom, I don't want him to go with us!"
As she spoke, she rushed over and hugged Yin Xiaoman's legs and started humming again.
"If you don't listen to your brother, he will expel you too. Let's see what you will do!" Without waiting for Yin Xiaoman to speak, Dabao retorted to his sister.
Erniu was so angry that she turned around and hit him: "I won't call you brother anymore, you don't support me at all!"
…
While a few people were talking, Da Mi came in carrying some cleaned clams.
After chasing the two troublesome brats out, the two of them quickly prepared lunch for the experts.
In addition to the seafood dumpling soup, Yin Xiaoman also specially packed half of their lunch boxes with kimchi she made so that they could use it to eat with the steamed buns.
On the way to get the steamed buns, Yin Xiaoman finally asked what he had always wanted to ask: "How did you come up with this way to deal with the twins?"
It’s really easy to guess what children are thinking.
The twins thought they had kept it a secret, but Yin Xiaoman saw through it the first time they met. Although it was always the brother Chen Mingshi who did all the sneaky and bad things, the sister Chen Mingli was also involved.
Apart from anything else, Chen Mingshi never ate any of the things he snatched back. He squeezed the steamed dumplings in the morning until his hands were burned red, but he didn't even eat a single bite. He just walked out the door and ran towards home.
Yin Xiaoman has raised Dabao and Erniu for two years, and she has seen too many cases of brothers accommodating their younger sisters.
Even though the two little ones always quarrel or get angry on weekdays, whenever Erniu wants something and just hums a few words, Dabao will do it for her.
So if you want to deal with Chen Mingshi, you must also deal with that little girl Chen Mingli as well.
Yin Xiaoman believed that what she could think of, Dami could naturally think of as well.
Today, Da Mi took a group of little ones to catch shrimps. Now she has realized that the children were definitely not playing around, but he was thinking of using this method to change the bad habits of the little brother and sister.
After all, the younger the child, the more he cares about his friends. No matter how smart those two guys are, they are only five or six years old. Being accepted by their friends without having to pay too much is obviously very tempting for them.
Yin Xiaoman asked twice, but Da Mi just kept his head down and said nothing.
Now she was really annoyed, she reached out and slapped him on the back: "What's the matter, are you planning to be a good person and not leave your name, even hiding it from your aunt?"
Hearing her say this, Da Mi's ears began to turn red again. After a while, he grunted, "I've been hungry too."
With these words, the smile on Yin Xiaoman's face gradually faded and disappeared bit by bit.
Now that it's out, the rest of the words will flow smoothly.
Anyway, there was no one else on the road, and in Da Mi's heart, his aunt was someone he wanted to be close to, so he opened up for a rare moment.
"I have also been hungry. I know that when you are extremely hungry, nothing else matters. If you have something to eat, you can become a dog."
Da Mi gritted his teeth and his eyes turned a little red.
"When I was in the village, one time when my second uncle and third uncle were about to take over, both of them pretended not to know and neither of them sent me food. I went to knock on the door, but neither of them opened the door for me. I squatted at the door, and they threw dirty water outside through the wall.
I thought a lot at that time, and I even sharpened the knife. But every time I went out, I would remember the oath my father made me make before he died. My father made me swear that I would always be a human being and not a wolf or a dog. ”
At this point, he wiped his face fiercely: "Dad once said that people earn their livings with their hands, and only by working hard to earn a living can they feel at ease. Stealing, robbing, and cheating for food are things that only animals do.
I thought, no one has ever said these words to the twins. They haven't had a father to take care of them since they were young, so I want to give them another chance. ”
Yin Xiaoman looked deeply at the child in front of him.
Because he eats well, Da Mi has grown very fast recently and is now almost as tall as her.
He already looks like a grown-up kid.
But at this moment, she suddenly wanted to hug him, just like she hugged Dabao and Erniu.
She thought so and did so.
She suddenly put the food box in her hand on the side of the road, walked over, opened her arms and hugged the child who was as tall as herself.
Da Mi never expected Yin Xiaoman to do this. She was so frightened by her behavior that the tears in her eyes dried up in an instant.
His body seemed to be wooden as he stood there stiffly, allowing her to hold him tightly in her arms and rub his back up and down soothingly.
Yin Xiaoman didn't say a word. After hugging her for a while, he quickly withdrew his hand, picked up the food box again and walked in front.
It was like nothing happened.
It was not until she had taken several steps that Da Mi regained consciousness and quickly followed.
But where she couldn't see, the young man's eyes were red again.
After dinner, Yin Xiaoman offered to help them marinate the fish and shrimp so that they would taste better when grilled in the evening.
The little guys were naturally happy after hearing this, so they gave the task to her and promised to reward her according to her work. They would pick two of the biggest and sweetest mangoes for her later.
It was so hot on the island at noon that Yin Xiaoman, fearing that someone might get heatstroke, forced his three children to take a nap before letting them go out.
As a result, as soon as the gate was opened, a lot of people rushed in from outside. They all came to see their "boss".
While the children were discussing their plans outside, Yin Xiaoman stayed in the kitchen to help them clean the fish.
Clean the internal organs of the wild fish, wash the shrimps, then add salt, ginger slices and pepper powder and spread them evenly to make them taste good.
Yin Xiaoman thought about it, and then took out a few potatoes and sweet potatoes that had been delivered by the supply ship from home. He washed them and put them together with the fish and shrimp.
Looking at these things, and then looking at the little kids outside who were screaming with excitement, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, she deeply felt that these things were not enough to fill the gaps between the little ones' teeth.
After thinking for a while, she stood on the chair and took down the bamboo basket hanging on the beam.
The basket was filled with seafood that the mother and her friends dried when they had nothing to do. There are scallops, dried fish, dried shrimp, kelp and sea lettuce.
She rummaged around in there for a long time and found all the dried octopuses that had been dried earlier.
Those dried octopuses were picked up by a few little guys when they were free and had nothing to do at the beach. They were not very big, only about one finger long each.
They have seen many octopuses like this, and no one is interested in them. Besides, I only pick up one or two each time, which is not enough to make a dish. So when Yin Xiaoman saw this, he asked them to put them on the stone slabs to dry, and then put them away for later use.
Later, the children developed a habit, and every time they picked up one or two of these things, they would consciously throw them on the stone slab.
After going back and forth, I got a lot of sun exposure.
Yin Xiaoman counted them and found that there were about twenty small octopuses. Although the total number was not too many, it was at least enough for each child to have two or three.
She also placed the octopus next to the fish and shrimp.
Time always flies when you are busy. Yin Xiaoman felt that it was just a blink of an eye, and all the children who had scattered out to look for food came back.
It should be that Da Mi was still thinking about coming back to help prepare dinner for the experts, so he set the gathering place at Shen's house again.
So Yin Xiaoman was very fortunate to be the first to see the rich results collected by these little creatures.
Good job! She just wanted to say good guy!
She really underestimated these brats before.
In just a short while, they brought back so many things!
In addition to the common fruits such as bananas, lemons, mangoes and coconuts, they also found three wild duck eggs and a dozen bird eggs of unknown birds.
In addition, Qiangzi was holding a bucket in his hand. In addition to half a bucket of clams and razor clams, there were also a lot of small crabs crawling around.
That’s not all, they should have also gone to the kitchen.
I don't know how they "tricked" Ren Ping'an, but they actually got five or six ears of corn and a big pumpkin that was half a meter long.
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